Six years ago I read the book Peak by Anders Ericsson, probably one of the most influential books I have read since becoming an artist. I am always striving to be a better technician of my craft. I do believe skill is directly related to my ability to prosper as an artist. I am always devising some new study plan to level up my skills.
Read MoreThis weekend I was with my husband‘s family and I was asked how did I make the mental shift from being an architect to an artist.
My answer was that I was always an artist but that architecture was my detour. In fact, my entire formal education was a detour away from where I always wanted to go in my life, that is to be an artist.
Read MoreBy nature, I am an obsessive note taker. I have piles of “idea-sketchbooks” and every so often I will pull out an old one and read through my notes.
Recently I was reading through an idea-sketchbook from January 2013 and I came across my notes from a Daniel Sprick workshop I took at Studio Incamminati. I want to share some notes I wrote down during the workshop describing Daniel’s methodology and thought process.
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